Week #550 ~ Mountain Dew

  1. Barbara Shultz
    Barbara Shultz - Aug-14-2021, 8:54am
    This week's winner is Mountain Dew, which was submitted as an Old Time tune.

    This is what I have found for tunes with that name. If you are the one who suggested it, and have something different in mind, please let us know!

    This is from thesession.org. It says its' a reel, also known as The Fall Of The Mountain Dew, Real Old Mountain Dew.

    This appears to be a completely different tune/song. This is from traditional bluegrass music site.

    And HERE is what a google search found!







  2. Simon DS
    Simon DS - Aug-24-2021, 7:17pm
    Hey yo!
  3. Frankdolin
    Frankdolin - Aug-25-2021, 5:58am
    Ya Hoo!
  4. Michael Pastucha
    Michael Pastucha - Aug-25-2021, 11:50am
    This is my favorite version of this classic tune. Doc Watson, Clint Howard and Fred Price pick the heck out of it. This whole album is an absolute gem!

  5. Don Grieser
    Don Grieser - Aug-25-2021, 1:28pm
    My favorite verse: "My Uncle Nort he's cut off short, only 4 foot 2, But he feels like a giant when you give him a pint of that good ole Mtn Dew."
  6. Michael Pastucha
    Michael Pastucha - Aug-25-2021, 1:51pm
    I'm loving all the extra time to work out a real arrangement...
  7. Frankdolin
    Frankdolin - Aug-26-2021, 10:25am
    My line differs slightly from Dons'. "My Uncle Mort, he's sawed off and short, he don't measure but 5 foot two, but he thinks he's a giant, when you give him a pint, of that good ole Mountain Dew." Ya Hoo!
  8. Simon DS
    Simon DS - Sep-02-2021, 3:47am
    I transposed this into G, the ‘octave’ line has the fingering you’d use if you played it in standard D major.

    X:2
    T:Mountain Dew
    R:reel
    M:4/4
    L:1/8
    K:Gmaj
    T:Lead
    |: g/2g/2 | ag ec d/2e/2d/2c/2 AG | ce dc g2g g/2g/2 |ag ec d/2e/2d/2c/2 AG | ce d/2c/2d c2c :|
    |: g/2g/2 | ag eg/2g/2 ag cg/2g/2 | ag ec A2A g/2g/2 |ag ec d/2e/2d/2c/2 AG | ce d/2c/2d c2c :|
    T:Octave
    |: G/2G/2 | AG EC D/2E/2D/2C/2 A,G, | CE DC G2G G/2G/2 |AG EC D/2E/2D/2C/2 A,G, | CE D/2C/2D C2C :|
    |: G/2G/2 | AG EG/2G/2 AG CG/2G/2 | AG EC A,2A, G/2G/2 |AG EC D/2E/2D/2C/2 A,G, | CE D/2C/2D C2C :|
    T:Third of Lead
    |: b/2b/2 | c'b ge f/2g/2f/2e/2 cB | eg fe b2b b/2b/2 |c'b ge f/2g/2f/2e/2 cB | eg f/2e/2f e2e :|
    |: b/2b/2 | c'b gb/2b/2 c'b eb/2b/2 | c'b ge c2c b/2b/2 |c'b ge f/2g/2f/2e/2 cB | eg f/2e/2f e2e :|
    T:Third of Octave
    |: B/2B/2 | cB GE F/2G/2F/2E/2 CB, | EG FE B2B B/2B/2 |cB GE F/2G/2F/2E/2 CB, | EG F/2E/2F E2E :|
    |: B/2B/2 | cB GB/2B/2 cB EB/2B/2 | cB GE C2C B/2B/2 |cB GE F/2G/2F/2E/2 CB, | EG F/2E/2F E2E :|
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